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jackbloom
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Places I have been to
I have been to Sears Tower Glass Platform, Boston's Old Burying Grounds, Space Needle, Twin Rocks, Crater Lake, Old Man of the Lake, Multnomah Falls, Umatilla Chemical Depot, The Duplicative Forest, St. George Spirits, Westin St. Francis Hotel, La Isla de los Alcatraces: Alcatraz Island, Zeum Carousel, Golden Gate Park Bison, San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, Portals of the Past, Lago de Atitlán, El Avion Restaurant and Bar, The tomb of Rufina Cambacérès , Floralis Generica, Buenos Aires Recoleta Cemetery, Batu Caves, Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, Tuol Seng, Dinosaur of Ta Prohm and Ta Prohm
Recent Activity
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Ta Prohm
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle
Had Ta Prohm been diligently maintained from its construction in 1186 to the present day, it would be just a footnote to the larger Angkor Wat temple. But while Ta Prohm lay forgotten and... »
Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by elsie4LC, Henry and others
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Dinosaur of Ta Prohm
Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?
Hordes of tourists descend on Cambodia every year for the sole purpose of visiting the temples at Angkor. This magnificent series of temples, carved out of the jungle in the 12th and 13th... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by ilbonito, mrobscurity and 2 others
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Tuol Seng
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to War Remnants Museum
Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand
War brings an inferno to each place it touches, and the effects and damages last long after the war has ended.
The War Remnants Museum (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng chứng tích chiến tranh), is the... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by fian_khairunnisa and Dylan
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Cu Chi Tunnels
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia
The suburban Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City sits atop an enormous network of tunnels. For thousands of Viet Cong soldiers, this sprawling network of cramped passageways was an entire world... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dave, Dylan and 2 others
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Batu Caves
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Buenos Aires Recoleta Cemetery
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Floralis Generica
105 foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires
Designed and paid for by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, the Floralis Generica, a giant silvery flower, has been a striking city landmark since it opened in 2002.
The enormous metal flower... »
Strange Statues | Edited by ilbonito, M Rebekah Otto and others
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to The tomb of Rufina Cambacérès
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to El Avion Restaurant and Bar
Sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement
When the C-123 Provider was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, it left behind a sister. You might remember that the sole survivor of the C-123, Eugene Hasenfus, was captured by the Sandinista Army... »
Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and Josh
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July 18, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Lago de Atitlán
Central America's deepest lake is actually an volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.
Although it is recognized as Central America's deepest lake (estimated at over 340 meters), Atitlán is so deep it has yet to be properly sounded. It is the result of a massive volcanic explosion... »
Watery Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Michael Peters and Annetta
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Portals of the Past
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake
The 1906 earthquake rocked San Francisco and the all-consuming fire that followed destroyed an estimated 25,000 buildings, including many of the gilded era mansions of San Francisco's wealthy.... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by Annetta
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere
The recently restored Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park hosts over 2000 plant varieties, including a collection of tropical carnivorous pitcher plants. The East Wing is dominated by the... »
Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Annetta
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Golden Gate Park Bison
San Francisco's very own urban bison herd have persisted in the face of extinction, development and tuberculosis
The first bison, named Ben Harrison, was purchased by Park Superintendent John McClaren on February 26, 1891. His arrival in San Francisco coincided with the historical nadir in bison population,... »
Fascinating Fauna | Edited by littlebrumble
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Zeum Carousel
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past
A veritable still life zoo, the Zeum Carousel in San Francisco's Children's Museum has been giving rides to delighted children and adults alike for over 100 years. Still operational, it has more... »
Amazing Automata, Outsider Architecture | Edited by re_nakaba
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to La Isla de los Alcatraces: Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully...or so they claim
Alcatraz, also referred to as “The Rock,” is rich in American history, more so than most people realize. It is the home of the oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast, a Civil War fortress... »
Crime and Punishment | Edited by AllisonEng, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Westin St. Francis Hotel
Only hotel where you can legally launder money
A historic luxury hotel located on Powell and Geary Streets on San Francisco's Union Square, construction on the Westin St. Francis started in 1904, just before the San Francisco Earthquake. It... »
Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by Nicholas Jackson
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to St. George Spirits
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to The Duplicative Forest
Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.
Driving west on I-84, after you have just passed the thousands of bunkers at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, you start to wonder if some of those chemicals have leaked into the air causing you to... »
Natural Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Intriguing Environs | Edited by jamesb and A Facebook user
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Umatilla Chemical Depot
A stunning landscape with bunker after bunker of chemical weapons as far as the eye can see.
Heading West to Portland, Oregon via automobile, you stand a good chance of passing by some very unusual and imposing terrain.
As you're cruising on I-82 towards the junction with I-84 you'll... »
Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by jamesb and Arisalta
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Multnomah Falls
Roaring, awe-inspiring cascade of icy water
Only a 30-minute drive from Portland, Oregon, Multnomah Falls allows visitors to experience the power of nature up close. The base of this 611-foot-tall cascade of icy water is only a five-minute... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Old Man of the Lake
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake
The first record of the Old Man's presence was made by Joseph S. Diller in 1896. According to his records, the strange, vertically floating log was splintered and bleached white, measured... »
Watery Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by littlebrumble
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in myth
Crater lake has been known by a number of names. It was first known (to non-Native Americans anyway) as "Deep Blue Lake," as named in 1853 by its "discoverer," John Wesley Hillman, an American... »
Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck, Dylan and 2 others
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Twin Rocks
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline
When it comes to naming towns, it was often a case of looking around for the nearest notable landmark to name it after. For Twin Rocks, Oregon the choice was remarkably easy.
Offshore from the... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan
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July 17, 2011
jackbloom
has been to Space Needle
Iconic symbol of the Pacific Northwest
Built in 1962 for the World Expo, the Space Needle is Seattle is recognized around the world because of its distinctive structure, which allows for it to rise more than 600 feet above the Seattle... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others
